Improved sofa aid bed



JOHN B. BEITIL'OF NENVYORK, N. Y.

Letters Patent No. 80,767, dated August 4, 186 8.

IMPROVED SOFA AND BED.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JoHri B. REITHfOf' the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Combined Sofa and Bed; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full and exact descriptionthereof,

reference being bad to the accompanying drawing, and to the lettersofreference marked thereon.

My invention relates to improvements in sofas. The object of thisinvention is to construct a sofa in such -a manner as to form a bed whendosirod,or a sofa, without trouble or inconvenience.

The nature of my invention consists in forming or making the back seatof the sofa so that it forms or constitutes a movable sectiou,'and ishinged in such a manner that such section moves in conjunction with.

the others.

It also consists in hanging the, lower section of the seat on journals,and connecting it to the back section by means of a rod attached to pinsor Wrists, so that when one of the sections moves, it also causes theother to move; thus the sofa can be readily'a'djusted from a sofa to abed. l p 7 To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my.invention, I will proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation. I i

The figure represents an end elevation when used as a sofa, and a sideelevation when used as a bed.

Letters of like name and kind indicate like parts in the figure. I

A represents the frame of the sofa, made of any fancy or ornamentalwood, rectangular in amend of any desired dimensions, which isupholstered to suitthe'tastes of the manufacturer or consumer.

The portion of the sofa forming the back andseat is made in threesections.

B, representing thc'back of the sofa, is hung by suitable hinges ashortdistance from the lower edge of the back to the posts a, at e, so as toallow the back to turn up and down upon the saidhinges e The seat iscomposed of two sections, 0 and D. The lower section, C, is hung ontrunnions orjournals, e, a short distance to the rearof the centre,which have bearings ineach end of the frame A, so as to permit it to beturned over when changing it from a bed to a sofa, and vice versa.

The upper section of the scat D is also hinged at ol to the section C,so that when the article is used for a bed, it is simply drawn forward,and the outer portion of the said section is supported by the legs E.

The back or section B is connected to the lower section of the seatC'bymeans of a suitable rod, F, at each end of which is a joint, madein anysuitable manner, but I usually connect the said rod to the respectivesections by securing a wrist or pin, 0, to the sections where it isdesigned to connect them, andhaving eyes or holes at each end of the rodmade to fit saidwrists or pins, so connects the said two sectionstogether that when one moves it also moves the others. l

G is a pawl or prop, secured to the upper or outer sideof section B by ajoint, for the purpose of supporting the outer edge of the said sectionB, when used for a bed. The inner edge of section Bis supported by meansof cranks, i, secured to the frame of the sofa. When the sections areturned down for a bed, this crank z is described, and for the purposesset forth.

brought round over the connecting-rod F in-su ch a manner as to preventthe inner edges of the section from tipping down orbecoming depressed,so as to make it uncomfortable to lie upon. 7

,To change the sofato a bed, all that is required is to raise and at thesame time draw forward the section 1), while at the same time, by theaction of the rod, the section B is pressed back, the middle section Cis turned over, and the whole is spread out insuch a manner as to form alargc'and comfortable bed.

It will be observed that the section B stands on an incline, so as toform a vcry good substitute for a pillow. r

The advantages and conveniences of my invention will be readily seenfrom the fact that it makes a beautiful article of furniture, and aconvenient and comfortable bed. j

Having thus described'my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, isv The sections C and D,in combination with section B- and frame A, substantially as hereinshown and JOHN B. REITH.

Witnesses J. O. Lnwnanoc, JOHN S. THORNTON.

